Prominent Turkish journalists on trial over failed coup

ISTANBUL (AP) — The trial has opened in Istanbul against 17
people, mostly journalists, accused of links to last year's
failed coup attempt.

Those on trial on Monday include prominent journalist Nazli
Ilicak, former newspaper chief editor Ahmet Altan and his brother
Mehmet Altan, an economics professor and writer. They are accused
of having prior knowledge of the coup attempt and of supporting
it.

Ilicak and the Altan brothers are among six jailed defendants.
Ten other suspects, including Ekrem Dumanli, the former
editor-in-chief of the Gulen-linked Zaman newspaper, are at large
and being in absentia. Another defendant is free.

More than 100 separate trials linked to the July 15 failed coup
are currently underway.